Jacqueline Clark, Death Educator, Home Funeral Guide and Midwife to the Dying, helping to return death and dying to the tender embrace of family, friends and community

I am grieved by the medicalization of death and dying.And am saddened at the way we automatically
turn the physical care of our loved ones over to professionals following their
death.‘It’s All About Love’ is my
response – a personal encouragement to bring death and dying back to its
rightful place, warmly and safely embedded in the heart of the family and woven
into the very fabric of life itself. It was the privilege of tenderly caring for my own mother as she approached and crossed the threshold that has led me to become a Home Funeral Guide and Midwife to the Dying offering guidance, support, information and assistance to those who wish to do the same.

To acknowledge that the final phase of life has been reached, that time
is limited, allows choices to be made.Is it still helpful to continue active treatment, for example, or does
the quality of the time remaining take preference?Is there anything still to be completed?
Where would we like to leave this world and who would we like to be with us
when we do?To breathe our last, surrounded by those we love; to be washed, dressed
and tenderly cared for by our nearest and dearest is something many of us would
wish for.While for those who remain the
completion of this sacrament, along with holding a vigil and creating the most
fitting ‘goodbye’,is a final act of
love; a gift from heart to heart that fully completes the circle of living and
dying.Should you wish to reclaim all – or maybe just some - of these ancient
rites yet lack the courage and confidence to ‘go it alone’ please get in touch.